Hiked with Steve Dush to the Keyhole and then I summited by about 10:00 after a 4:00 am start. Lots of people on the way up and on the way down, but I shared the summit with only one other person - probably because a snow storm had started in earnest right before I topped out. I reached the top of the "Homestretch" as a mob of hikers was coming off of the summit plateau and they were warning everyone else coming up to turn around. I was too close to give up on it. Got back to the car at 1:30 after a rather treacherous (slippery) descent.

Hiked into black lake, and climbed the trough route. Climbed this with some friends, which included Lygon Stevens, who passed a year later, in an avy, on Little Bear. She loved to climb. 8/15/10 kieners route

Parked the car at 3:30. There were already 100s of cars in lot and along the road. When we made it above treeline you could see a line of headlamps snaking up the mountain. I've never seen so many people on a mountain before. My brother and I made summit at 8:45 and were back to the car four hours later.

Meetup.com hike. I had 6 people sign up, but only one other person showed up. We started at 3:15AM, summited at 9:45, took a nap at the summit, and got back to the trailhead at 4:15. We hit the jackpot with the weather. It was sunny and warm for most of the day, and it was dead calm on the summit! We did get some light rain, with distant thunder when we got down below the Chasm Lake junction, but that soon passed and the sun returned when we got back to the trailhead. It was a long, hard day. I got a mild case of altitude sickness on top, but I had a great time. Lots of interesting rock formations and banded rocks.

What a lovely day on an awesome mountain. I forgive Longs for the crowds that flock to it, because this is one fantastic mountain and a blast of a route. Jill and I got a bit of a late start, not hitting the trailhead until 2:55 AM (heh heh) but I loved watching the sun rise on the Keyhole. Minus the dad who made his 12 year old daughter cry on the Narrows, I had such a blast this day. Partner: Jill.

Hiked up in total fog, camped at boulderfield. Short but strong hail storm in the evening. Got up and hiked with others camped out there.
Some hail on the route past the Keyhole, esp. on the home stretch.
Otherwise awesome, and I think a relatively low-traffic day.

Now this was a hike! I'd been wanting to hike this mountain for years. Arrived at parking area at 0330 only to find it completely full. 0400 start with headlamp. By the time I made it to the keyhole the weather was rolling in. Some were turning around, but the bands of dark clouds didn't look too crazy. Made the summit on some slick granite. Well worth the effort...

Glad to have summited! Woke up at 3 a.m. at the trail head at 3:40 a.m. With headlamps we hiked up to the keyhole. Rested, and were at the summit at around 10:20 a.m. ?
Large thunderstorm when below the boulderfield, hail, freezing rain, freezing air. Thunder booms everwhere! Got back to the car at 3 p.m.
Very good solid scarmble!
The best i have done in Colorado!
If you are near Denver, this is one you must do!

A classic class III wrap-around scramble with multiple rock slab pitches past the Keyhole. Flat top summit with no survey marker was different. T-storms made for a wet rock descent. Friendly climbers added to the safety on this route and rock fall wasn't too bad. Might suggest staying at the hostel in Estes Park but never been. Car to car in 12hrs. Anyone find similar to climbing mt Whitney?

Started at 10 AM, Ranger Station (9,400). Followed Trail to where it disappears into the boulders, just before keyhole. Hit the ridge at just about 11:45 AM (1:45). Due to scads of people and fear of falling along “keyhole” it took 56 min to do last mile. Total time to the top was 2:41, but considering the large switchbacks (signs everywhere saying not to shortcut) on the way up….At least 30 minutes could be cut off by shortcutting up to keyhole and 15 minutes if nobody was in the way on “keyhole”. Total round trip took 4:55, back just before 3:00 PM